In many ways, Marlin Carr is your typical district resident. He works in the bush, raises cattle, goes to church on Sunday, and generally leads a quiet life. The 33-year-old bachelor lives alone with his dog, Champ, on a farm along Highway 71 about five miles north of Highway 11. […]
District News
The plight of the district cattle inspection station still remains to be seen as it continues to struggle for survival year after year. The station, located at the border in Rainy River just east of Canada Customs, saw very little usage last year due to the discovery of mad cow […]
When the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists plan an outing, they don’t allow trivial things like minus-30 C temperatures and potentially dangerous windchill values to spoil their plans. That’s why when 14 members from Fort Frances to Barwick made the trek to Sabaskong Bay on Lake of the Woods last […]
Greg’s Recycling and the Township of Chapple would like to thank all for their excellent recycling efforts in 2003. Greg’s Recycling processed 29,723 pounds of recyclables last year, making for a monthly average of 2,477 pounds. The breakdown included paper (10,896 pounds), plastics (2,756), steel (2,537), pop cans (1,125), cardboard […]
Emo council is preparing to take aim at those who cause fires that require the assistance of the Ministry of Natural Resources to extinguish. The issue was raised at the regular council meeting last Thursday night as the result of two fires last summer which required the assistance of MNR […]
The Township of Emo has named its committees and boards: •Emo-LaVallee Community Centre Board—Tony Bliss (arena manager), Coun. Ken Fisher (chairman), Coun. Geoff Pearce, Gerald Wieringa, Sandie Drennan, Irwin Hughes, Ian Booth, Jim Belluz, and Emo clerk-treasurer Brenda Cooke. •Emo Recreational Council—Coun. Harri Sheloff (chair), Coun. Gary Judson, Carrie Baker, […]
Doom and gloom. That is the easiest way to describe the future for district cattlemen if the U.S. border does not re-open to Canadian live cattle soon. Russell Richards, manager of the Stratton sales barn, reported that despite the discovery of mad cow disease in Alberta last year, they managed […]
Celebrate Heritage Day at the Emo Museum by attending the District Women’s Institute luncheon of hot dishes on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The usual craft and baking sales also will be held, and there will be a door prize up for grabs. In related news, the Bergland […]
It was an all-Emo final at a 12-team Atom ‘A’ hockey tournament here last weekend. The Esso Leafs, who had finished in fourth place after round-robin play, prevailed in the ‘A’ final with a 6-2 win over the Emo Hawks. Billy Barker led the Leafs’ attack with a hat trick. […]
District cattlemen may have to pay up to three times as much for veterinary services on their farms if the province does not renew the current subsidy program due to expire at the end of March. Kim Jo-Bliss told the annual meeting of the Rainy River Cattemen’s Association last week […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association passed several resolutions at its annual last Wednesday night in Stratton to be brought up at the annual meeting of the provincial association. The first resolution, which was carried, involved questioning why prices for beef are relatively high at the grocery stores while they are […]
The 50 or so people who attended a re-enactment Sunday of the first council meeting of La Vallee Township on Jan. 25, 1904 were entertained and delighted. The program was written by Sheri Stamarski, who also narrated. Ken McKinnon acted as Reeve James McKay, Delbert Barker as George Strachan Sr., […]
